Whananaki bar surfForecast / Northland / New Zealand

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 5 am Tuesday 02 Jun 2026 NZST
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Whananaki bar surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Whananaki bar sea temperature is
18.4° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Whananaki bar today (02 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jun, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jun, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jun, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Whananaki bar at 8AM is: 4.5m 11s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 4.0m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am June 02). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 5.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jun)13ft (4.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jun)11ft (3.5m)11s
Evening (02 Jun)10ft (3.0m)11s

Table - waves today at Whananaki bar. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue morning, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
2
Wednesday
3
Thursday
4
Fri
5
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
1.7
NNE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4498
4501
4030
3665
3194
2539
2297
1915
1608
1418
1195
562
817
687
520
419
410
332
263
257
199
168
160
115
Wind (km/h)
40
NNE
35
N
20
WNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
8:24AM1.80m
8:57PM1.94m
9:05AM1.79m
9:38PM1.93m
9:46AM1.76m
10:19PM1.90m
Low Tide
2:27AM0.44m
2:37PM0.28m
3:09AM0.44m
3:18PM0.29m
3:51AM0.46m
3:59PM0.32m
mod rain
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:22
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
8
4
2
2
4
1
Temp °C
18
19
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
14
17
17
15
13
13
13
13
15
18
18
17
17
17
12
15
15
18
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
14
14
14
12
12
11
11
14
16
15
15
15
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4
NNE
11
4
NNE
11
3.5
NNE
11
3.5
NE
11
3
NE
11
3
NE
11
2.5
NE
11
2.5
NE
10
2.4
NE
10
1.7
NNE
10
2.1
NE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.6
NE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.3
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
Energy kJ
4030
3665
3194
2539
2297
1915
1608
1418
1195
562
817
687
520
419
410
332
263
257
199
168
160
115
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.4
N
13
0.3
N
13
1.7
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
0.5
NW
8
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
12
0.3
N
12
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
0.2
N
11
Energy kJ
31
55
55
30
613
394
32
26
26
26
25
25
11
24
10
9
9
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
13
0.9
NNW
9
0.3
N
12
0.4
N
12
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
Energy kJ
52
138
25
45
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
NNE
10
4.5
NNE
11
0.5
SW
3
0.6
SSW
3
0.6
SSW
4
0.5
SW
4
0.4
NW
3
0.3
NNW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
N
4
0.7
N
5
0.7
N
5
0.8
N
5
Energy kJ
4498
4501
4
8
8
6
2
1
4
14
25
27
33
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
4
9
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
Distance (km)
82
74
22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
82
Best forecast wave conditions in Northland
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
Best forecast wave conditions in New Zealand
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
9
5
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
6
4
4
6
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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